Scheduled Work Period Employees’ Unpaid Meal Periods. The Employer and the Union agree to unpaid meal periods that vary from and supersede the unpaid meal period requirements required by WAC 000-000-000. Unpaid meal periods for employees working more than five (5) consecutive hours, if entitled, will be a minimum of thirty (30) minutes and will be scheduled between the second and fifth hour of the shift at a time designated by the Employer. (For employees on a ten and one-half [10½] hour shift, the lunch period will be scheduled between the third and sixth hour of the shift at a time designated by the Employer.) Employees may leave the facility during the unpaid meal period via authorized routes. Employees who pass through master control will be allowed a brief amount of duty time to get from their post to master control and to return to their post from master control. Employees may be assigned duties to perform during this time. If the Employer requires an employee to maintain radio, phone, or pager contact during the unpaid meal period, the employee will be in standby status.
Scheduled Work Period Employees’ Unpaid Meal Periods. The Employer and the Union agree to unpaid meal periods that vary from and supersede the unpaid meal period requirements required by WAC 000-000-000. Unpaid meal periods for employees working more than five (5) consecutive hours, if entitled, will be a minimum of thirty
